[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6637-6640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-513]



DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information Grant 
Competition To Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among 
College Students; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2005

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184H.

    Dates: Applications Available: February 8, 2005. Deadline for 
Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2005. Deadline for 
Intergovernmental Review: May 24, 2005.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs), 
consortia thereof, public and private nonprofit organizations, 
including faith-based organizations, and individuals.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,500,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2006 and 
subsequent years from the list of nonfunded applications from this 
competition.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000--$150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.


    Project Period: Up to 24 months. Projects will be funded for one 
year with an option for an additional year, contingent upon substantial 
progress by the grantee and the availability of funds.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk 
Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students provides awards to 
develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate campus- and/or community-
based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior 
among college students.
    Priorities: These priorities are from the notice of final 
priorities and selection criteria for this program, published in the 
Federal Register on December 27, 2000 (65 FR 82224-82226), and a 
correction notice published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2001 
(66 FR 1963) (collectively, the Notice of Final Priorities and 
Selection Criteria).
    Absolute Priorities: For FY 2005 and any subsequent year in which 
we make awards on the basis of the funding slate from this competition, 
these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we 
consider only applications that meet either of the absolute priorities.
    These priorities are:

Absolute Priority One--Develop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate 
Campus- and/or Community-Based Strategies To Prevent High-Risk Drinking 
Among College Students

    Under this priority, applicants are required to:
    (1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the 
grant and provide a justification for its selection;
    (2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on 
campus to document prevalence rates related to high-risk drinking by 
the population selected;
    (3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project 
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving goals will 
be measured annually;
    (4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input 
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in 
preventing high-risk drinking by the target population;
    (5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation 
of the project using outcomes-based (summative) performance indicators 
related to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that 
assess and document the strategies used; and
    (6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days 
after receiving federal funding in order to maximize the time available 
to show impact within the grant period.

Absolute Priority Two--Develop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate 
Campus- and/or Community-Based Strategies To Prevent Violent Behavior 
Among College Students

    Under this priority, applicants are required to:
    (1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the 
grant and provide a justification for its selection;
    (2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on 
campus to document prevalence rates related to violent behavior;
    (3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project 
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving goals will 
be measured annually;
    (4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input 
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in 
preventing violent behavior among college students;
    (5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation 
of the

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project using outcomes-based (summative) performance indicators related 
to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that assess and 
document the strategies used; and
    (6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days 
after receiving federal funding in order to maximize the time available 
to show impact within the grant period.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99; and (b) the Notice of Final 
Priority and Selection Criteria.

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 86 apply to institutions of 
higher education only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,500,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2006 and 
subsequent years from the list of nonfunded applications from this 
competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 24 months. Projects will be funded for one 
year with an option for one additional year, contingent upon 
substantial progress by the grantee and the availability of funds.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs), 
consortia thereof, public and private nonprofit organizations, 
including faith-based organizations, and individuals.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost 
sharing or matching.

IV. Application Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications 
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone 
(toll-free): (877) 433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 
(877) 576-7734.
    You also may contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    You also may access the electronic version of the application at 
the following Web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvphighrisk/index.html.
    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.184H.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact 
person listed in section VII of this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you 
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
    Page Limit: The program narrative section should not exceed 25 
double-spaced pages using a standard font no smaller than 12-point, 
with 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right). The narrative 
should follow the format and sequence of the selection criteria.
    3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: February 8, 
2005. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2005.
    Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted 
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For 
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your 
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify 
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer 
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 24, 2005.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive 
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR Part 79. Information about 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 
12372 is in the application package for this program.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under 
this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you request a 
waiver of this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this 
section.
    We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format 
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of 
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no 
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written 
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these 
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that 
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in 
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
    a. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants 
under the Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent 
Behavior Among College Students-CFDA Number 84.184H must be submitted 
electronically using e-Application available through the Department's 
e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
    While completing your electronic application, you will be entering 
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an 
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
    Please note the following:
     You must complete the electronic submission of your grant 
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application 
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application 
for this competition after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do 
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application 
process.
     The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site 
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until 
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is 
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on 
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to 
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
     You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you 
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your 
application in paper format.
     You must submit all documents electronically, including 
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget

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Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary 
assurances and certifications.
     Any narrative sections of your application should be 
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 
(Portable Document) format.
     Your electronic application must comply with any page 
limit requirements described in this notice.
     Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may 
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award 
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
     Within three working days after submitting your electronic 
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control 
Center after following these steps:
    (1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
    (2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
    (3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the 
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
    (4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at 
(202) 245-6272.
     We may request that you provide us original signatures on 
other forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System 
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting 
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of 
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically, 
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
    (1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have 
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
    (2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or 
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, 
on the application deadline date; or
    (b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time 
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
application deadline date.
    We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability 
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to 
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may 
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore 
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all 
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions 
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the 
Department's e-Application system.
    Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an 
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your 
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application 
through the e-Application system because--
     You do not have access to the Internet; or
     You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to 
the Department's e-Application system; and
     No later than two weeks before the application deadline 
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the 
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business 
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement 
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception 
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you 
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no 
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax 
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed 
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
    Address and mail or fax your statement to: Richard Lucey, Jr., U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E335, 
Washington, DC 20202-6450. FAX: (202) 260-7767.
    Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the 
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
    b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you qualify for any 
exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail 
(through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your 
application to the Department. You must mail the original and two 
copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, 
to the Department at the applicable following address:
    By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of 
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 
84.184H), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260;
    By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education, 
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 
84.184H), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
    Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing 
consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service,
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier, or
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Education.
    If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark, or
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
    If your application is postmarked after the application deadline 
date, we will not consider your application.

    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.


    c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you 
qualify for an exception to electronic submission requirement, you (or 
a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department 
by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your 
application, by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to 
the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, 
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184H), 550 12th 
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-
4260.
    The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily 
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, 
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
    Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail 
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
    (1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the 
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter, 
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your 
application.
    (2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application 
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant 
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business

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days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. 
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are 
in the application package.
    2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we may 
consider in selecting an application for an award is the geographic 
distribution of the projects, in addition to the rank order of 
applicants.

VI. Award Administration Information

    1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your 
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award 
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
    If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, 
we notify you.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also 
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding 
commitments under the grant.
    3. Reporting: If funded, you are expected to collect data on the 
key GPRA performance measures for this program and report those data to 
the Department in your annual performance report and final performance 
report. At the end of your project period, you must submit a final 
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the 
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual 
performance report that provides the most current performance and 
financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 
CFR 75.118. We also may require more frequent performance reports in 
accordance with 34 CFR 75.720(c).
    4. Performance Measures: We have identified the following key GPRA 
performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of this program at 
the end of these 2-year grants: (1) The percentage of grantees that 
achieve a 5 percent decrease in high-risk drinking among students 
served by the project (Absolute Priority One) and (2) the percentage of 
grantees that achieve a 5 percent decrease in violent behavior among 
students served by the project (Absolute Priority Two).

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Lucey, Jr., U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 205-5471 or by e-mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section.

VIII. Other Information

    Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as 
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at (888) 293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
    You may also view this document in text or PDF at the following 
site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvphighrisk/applicant.html.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.


    Dated: February 3, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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